1win have completed a full Counter-Strike 2 roster overhaul, benching their entire starting five and replacing it with the squad formerly known as TDK. HLTV reported both halves of the move, first the benching and then the incoming lineup, which is built around in-game leader Vladislav "nafany" Gorshkov.
The organization moved its whole starting lineup to the inactive roster earlier, according to HLTV. A win over los kogutos at Thunderpick World Championship 2026 Europe Series 2 and a loss to Butterfly at CCT 2026 Europe Series 5 were the last matches the group played before the announcement. At the time of the benching the roster sat 63rd in the Valve Regional Standings, having peaked at 40th in April.
The benched five are Aleksei "Qikert" Golubev, Vladislav "lattykk" Vydrin, Nikita "reyoz" Rolzing, Kirill "cronuss" Savin and Alexandr "oz1k" Sevastyanov. HLTV noted that the core of lattykk, oz1k and cronuss had been together for over a year, with Qikert and reyoz joining in February.
The incoming roster
The replacement squad arrives from TDK. Petr "fame" Bolyshev makes a permanent transfer from Virtus.pro, where he had been benched since February, and Sergey "Ax1Le" Rykhtorov also joins permanently from BetBoom, ending a benching there that had run close to a year. Artem "ArtFr0st" Kharitonov arrives on loan from BetBoom, and Andrey "BELCHONOKK" Yasinskiy has been loaned from PARIVISION.
- Sergey "Ax1Le" Rykhtorov
- Vladislav "nafany" Gorshkov
- Andrey "BELCHONOKK" Yasinskiy
- Petr "fame" Bolyshev
- Artem "ArtFr0st" Kharitonov
HLTV reported that the new roster debuts under the 1win banner at NODWIN Clutch Series 10, facing ex-RUBY in the round of 16 on Monday. The core has also already qualified for ESL Pro League Season 24 in October after winning ESL Challenger League Season 21 in May, meaning 1win inherit a place at that event along with the players.
The two announcements together mark a complete turnover of the organization's Counter-Strike 2 project rather than a partial rebuild. HLTV had earlier reported rumours that 1win were targeting the TDK roster, then organized under Konstantin "groove" Pikiner, to take the place of the benched lineup.
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